alkoxylation

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noun

A reaction with an alkoxy group, an alkoxide or an epoxide.

OriginEnglish alkoxyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
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Meanings

nounalkoxylation (plural alkoxylations)

plural alkoxylations

  1. chemistryA reaction with an alkoxy group, an alkoxide or an epoxide.

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Englishalk-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Frenchoxygène
  16. Englishoxygen
  17. Englishalkoxy
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. Englishalkoxyl
  21. Englishalkoxylation

From alkoxyl + -ation.

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Translations

Portuguese alcoxilação
  • alcoxilaçãoreaction with an alkoxy group
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APA

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Chicago

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